Prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging

Prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging Kevin A. Murach, Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas, talks us through prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging, beginning with a primer on skeletal muscle aging. They are also secretory organs that communicate throughout the body via secreted factors, crucial for thermoregulation (e.g., shivering), storage depots for amino acids, and a metabolic sink for carbohydrates and fat. Healthy skeletal muscle is essential for whole-body health throughout the lifespan and is a major factor in the proportion of life spent in good health (a.k.a. healthspan).